Avner Thaler, Vered Livne, Einat Rubinstein, Nurit Omer, Achinoam Faust-Socher, Batsheva Cohen, Nir Giladi, Julia C Shirvan, Jesse M Cedarbaum, Mali Gana-Weisz, Orly Goldstein, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Roy N Alcalay, Anat Mirelman
BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is common in Parkinson's disease (PD). We aimed to assess the incidence of MCI among patients with PD, carriers of mutations in LRRK2 and GBA1 genes, based on the movement disorder society (MDS) criteria for the diagnosis of MCI in early-stage PD. METHODS: Patients with PD were included if they scored ≤2 on the Hoehn and Yahr and ≤6 years since motor symptom onset. A group of age and gender matched healthy adults served as controls...
April 16, 2024: Parkinsonism & related Disorders